Category: Politics & Government
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Evelyn Laccitiello
1945- Evelyn Laccitiello worked for the Newark Tax Assessor’s Office for for 47 years! She was appointed as a clerk stenographer in 1964 and retired in 2011, as Tax Assessor for Newark. Born in Newark, Evelyn lived in Florida briefly before returning to New Jersey and attending Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Newark.…
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Marguerite MacDonald Carpenter
1886-1977 Marguerite MacDonald Carpenter was an early lawyer who was admitted to the Bar in 1928. She was a secretary of the NJ Civil Service Commission in Newark, also teaching night classes in typing and stenography at Central High School. She was active for women’s rights, appearing before the State Constitutional Committee in 1948. She…
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Altha Bleach Alston
1916-1963 Altha Bleach Alston was the first Black women state parole officer in New Jersey. In 1941, she supervised Black girls in Essex County after they were released from state custody. A 1941 profile said she was fond of her work which enabled her to “aid girls”. Her office was in the Newark Hall of…
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Lucye Harrington Lee
1907-2000 Lucye Harrington Lee was known as a “volunteer extraordinaire” around Newark. Connie Woodruff said, “In an age where money often motivates people Lucye is the epitome of a true volunteer.” Lucye was also social editor of the New Jersey Afro American for many years starting in 1947. At University Hospital, she was called the…
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Pamela E. Goldstein
1946- Pamela Goldstein worked in public relations for the City of Newark from at least 1976-2004, serving as Communications Director under Mayor James from 1986-2004. Pamela grew up in West Orange and attended West Orange High , graduating in 1964. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Journalism from Boston University School of Public Information. Pamela…
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Kathleen P. Galop
1946-2024 Kathleen Galop was an attorney who was instrumental in preserving Branch Brook Park and founding the Cherry Blossom Festival. She served on the Essex County Parks Advisory Council and later became County Executive Historic Preservation Officer and Acting Director of the Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. She was president of the New Jersey…
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Ruth Caldwell Lynn
1902-1964 Ruth Lynn was the only woman member of Newark’s Charter Study Commissioner in 1953, after being heavily involved in the Newark Citizen’s Committee on Municipal Government as vice chairman and acting chairman, advocating for a change in Newark’s government. She said, “I personally believe that Newark does not have the best form of municipal…
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Queen Elizabeth Bryant James
1924-1998 Known as “Queenie”, Queen James helped get Democrats elected, including Ken Gibson, Earl Harris, and Tom Giblin. Queenie worked for the Gibson administration for 16 years, and served as a Democratic County Committe leader, in the South Ward for 25 years. She was also: Vice Chairwoman of the South Ward Democratic Organization, Vice Chairwoman…